Sharp cuts cost of Blu-ray disc recorder

“Sharp has developed a Blu-ray Disc recorder that cuts costs by doing away with the tuner. Instead, the BD-HP1 will use the tuner present in a television set to record TV programs, the company said on Wednesday. The recorder, which Sharp describes as “a player that can record,” connects via iLink (IEEE1394) to a TV. Sharp says it will work with all models of its Aquos LCD (liquid crystal display) TV line that sport an iLink connector. The TVs can power just their tuner, so the entire set doesn’t have to be switched on to make recording possible…” (Read full article here)

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